Race 6 (385)
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CUP Rating:- 1800m Sha Tin Good To Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 13 | ROMANEE CONTI (BK309) | G Childs | -- | Soon settled in 9th. Pulled forward home bend to be midfield, some 4L off pace entering straight. Responded well under pressure to challenge 200 M out and stayed on strongly to gain upper hand close home. |
| 2 | 3 | FRAAR (BK303) | M Clarke | -- | Well placed in 3rd till moving up to join leader home turn. Gained advantage early straight and was 3/4L in front at 200 M. Flattered but failed to resist winner's late burst of speed closing stages. |
| 3 | 1 | CHARMONNIER (BK301) | C Black | -- | Towards rear to home bend. Swung wide into straight and was 2nd last at 400 M. Ran on well final 200 M without threatening first two. (Cast plate in running.) |
| 4 | 7 | MOTIVATION (BJ228) | D Beadman | -- | Never far off in 4th to home bend and was close 3rd into straight. Ran on to hold some chance at 200 M but could find no extra under pressure. |
| 5 | 9 | RIVER VERDON (BG302) | B Marcus | -- | Soon ridden to midfield and was 6th, some 4L back at 1000 M. Moved steadily towards leaders approaching straight to be 3L 4th at 400 M. Reached 3rd briefly 200 M out but unable to quicken under pressure. |
| 6 | 14 | URBAN SEA (BK310) | W R Swinburn | -- | Made steady progress from rear rounding home bend and travelled quite wide into straight. Had little response when asked at 300 M and just kept on same pace. |
| 7 | 6 | MELLOTTIE (BK306) | J Lowe | -- | 2nd last to home bend. Made up some ground on inside rail into straight where he failed to sustain effort. |
| 8 | 2 | COZZENE'S PRINCE (BK302) | D Penna | -- | Made good progress from 9th approaching 800 M to be quite close behind leaders home bend. Lost ground when swung widest of all into straight. Plugged on final 200 M. |
| 9 | 10 | SOUND PRINT (BH218) | F Coetzee | -- | Never far off behind leaders in 4th or 5th to home bend. Faded into straight. |
| 10 | 4 | HALF A TICK (BK304) | T Quinn | -- | Midfield to home turn. Soon dropped to rear. |
| 11 | 12 | ON THE BEACH (BK308) | P Johnson | -- | Settled in 6th early but had dropped to 9th by home bend. Failed to find anything in straight. |
| 12 | 8 | RASPUTIN'S REVENGE (BK307) | A Matthews | -- | Disputed lead to straight. Faded out of contention from 350 M. |
| 13 | 5 | HARD ROCK (BK305) | M Sng | -- | Always in rear. |
| 14 | 11 | WONDERFUL WORLD (BH216) | A S Cruz | -- | Shared pace to 600 M. Dropped out of race quickly upon straightening. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |